US EditionBaby's Body Found in Stormwater Drain in Perth's North
WA Police have launched an investigation after the infant’s body was discovered in a stormwater drain, with multiple resources deployed to the scene, authorities said.
- On Monday, August 18, 2025, WA Police responded to reports that an infant child was found in a stormwater drain in Alexander Heights about 1pm, prompting an investigation.
- Tradesmen cleaning the stormwater drain discovered the infant wrapped in a sheet, prompting police to issue an emergency alert to Perth maternity hospitals.
- Amid the ongoing probe, detectives spent hours canvassing neighbours and reviewing CCTV footage from the past 48 hours, with major crime detectives at the scene into Monday afternoon.
- Amid the investigation, police urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers or call 131 444, as detectives remain at the scene on Monday.
- Following the incident, Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas called the $50 million pledge ‘welcome’ yet insufficient, while Premier Roger Cook said the funding targets Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and the Armadale Health Service.
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The male infant's body was found on Monday by the workers in a rainwater drainage canal in Perth, Australia. The child's mother is actively sought out.
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